I promised a few weeks ago that I’d post some sort of info about Ryan and myself. So, I’m pulling some photos from the Interwebs to give you more info about us. Ryan’s post will come later today or tomorrow.

Lauren Shopp
Assistant Editor - Speech Tech Magazine

I graduated from Syracuse University with a bachelor’s degree in magazine journalism this past May. Somehow, I ended up in New York by June, and got a job with Speech Tech a few days later. I’ve been at the magazine since mid-June, and am in charge of editing the magazine’s “FYI” section, writing a feature, news stories, and case studies each month, in addition to Web news and this here blog. I’m also our go-to for SpeechTechMag.com’s new TTS project, powered by Loquendo. More on that later! I’m 23, live in Brooklyn, and spend my downtime hanging out with my foster cats, reading like crazy, and impersonating characters from the musical Fiddler on the Roof. Fun fact: I can play the electric harp with a whammy board. I can be contacted at lshopp@infotoday.com.

I’ll be joined today by another staffer, Speech Tech’s editorial assistant and superstar writer Ryan Joe. In our print magazine, Ryan writes features targeting builders and developers — on here, he’ll be letting loose on the speech industry and covering whatever gets his attention. He’s an asset to this magazine, and one of the best writers on staff; I think you will enjoy his posts and, hopefully, his sense of humor.

Since our blogging staff will expand in coming weeks, stay tuned for Monday’s post, which will include some speech tech-themed photos of myself and Ryan - we want our readers to match a face with a name! In the meantime, stay tuned for two more posts today.